Although Boris Johnson’s time in No. 10 will soon come to an end, brand experts said today that the departing Prime Minister could earn £100 million from books, speeches, and TV appearances in the UK and US, particularly if he continues married to Carrie.
According to Mr. Johnson, he will leave Downing Street by the fall, creating countless opportunities for him to make “cash by the barrowful” like his predecessors. He may soon overtake Tony Blair as the richest living former prime minister of Britain.
And if he decides to resign as an MP, his chances of starring on a reality program like Strictly or I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out of Here have been reduced to as little as 12/1.
Although major corporations are not going to knock on his door, the former journalist will benefit greatly from his connections with political conservatives in the UK and around the world.
Mark Borkowski, a PR expert, predicted that Boris would earn tens of millions of pounds or more.
Consider the number of people who will be interested in reading his memoirs about Brexit, Partygate, and his closing days in No. 10.
Remembering that he has a huge family to support, she continued, “He and Carrie are hardly Posh and Becks, but she is no fool – together they are a force to be reckoned with.”
Tony Blair is thought to be worth close to £100 million, with a portfolio of family properties totaling about £35 million.
“The lies will vanish with time,” said Mr. Borkowski. Particularly in the US, there will be TV appearances and lecture tours.
Americans would understand how he fought to hold on to the slender thread of power like Trump did because of his evident connection to Trump.
He continued, saying that due of his support for Ukraine, he is also revered in Eastern Europe. In terms of income potential, he’ll be right up there with Tony Blair, even if I don’t anticipate him establishing a foundation, an NGO, or a think tank as Blair or Brown did.
He’s going to keep it for himself.
Based on what David Cameron made from his memoirs in 2018, he can anticipate receiving at least £4.5 million up front.
He should also expect to receive at least £100,000 per speech, which is what Theresa May is rumored to charge for select engagements.
The Tory leader was obliged to divide his £6.5 million fortune, which included cash and assets including their family home, before being married to Carrie Symonds after his second wife Marina filed for divorce after 25 years of marriage.
According to reports, Boris yelled at aides about his future bride “purchasing gold wallpaper” and complained that he couldn’t afford the No. 10 flat renovations, which cost “tens and tens of thousands.”
Additionally, he had to give up his £275,000 annual salary for a weekly Daily Telegraph column and focus on his job rather than authoring historical books when he moved into No. 10.
He’ll probably have the time to resume this work, most likely at a considerably faster pace.
The estimated net worth of David Cameron is £37.8 million, which includes the wealth of his wife Samantha, a wealthy entrepreneur and the eldest daughter of a baronet.
David Cameron has made £1.6 million from private business since leaving his position as prime minister in 2016, including consulting and speaking engagements.
He refuted the BBC’s assertions that he received £7 million from Greensill Capital prior to the financial institution’s failure.
Gordon Brown, who succeeded as prime minister for a brief while after years of trying, is reportedly worth around £10 million.
The former chancellor received up to £1.3 million a year in speaking fees while serving in Parliament, but he and his wife Sarah supported charities and gave every cent of it away.
Theresa May, the 65-year-old predecessor of Mr. Johnson, is said to have made more than £2.1 million from the lucrative speaking circuit in the three years following her departure from Downing Street.
It was disclosed last month that Theresa May received £109,000 for a five-hour speaking engagement.
The former prime minister received the money in May for a speech with the Danish Bar and Law Society in Copenhagen, according to the Register of Members’ Financial Interests.
Other profits listed on the record include an advance payment from JP Morgan Chase in April 2020 for two cancelled speaking engagements totaling about £160,370.
The new dates for both were 18 March 2021 and 16 November 2021, respectively.
Additionally, she got about £46,800 from the Cuyahoga Community College Foundation in Cleveland, Ohio for a virtual speaking engagement. The registration said that it lasted four hours.